Items on Loan from the Bible Museum for the New St Paul’s Museum
The Paulus Museum in Münster recently opened with a special exhibition on the life and work of the Apostle Paul. This means that, following the closure of the Cathedral Treasury in 2017, some of the most significant items from the cathedral’s collection can once again be viewed. The Bible Museum is also contributing to open dialogue and cross-cultural discourse on Christian history and stories with a number of items on loan. These include the Catholic ‘Dietenberg Bible’, the oldest complete Bible in High German, and a second-century papyrus fragment, the ‘Acta Pauli et Theclae’. This is the first text to describe Paul’s appearance.
Sacred Texts
On 8 May, the special exhibition ‘Sacred Texts – Exhibits on the Bible and its history spanning four millennia’ opens at the Bible Museum. On display until 31 October will be highlights from the collection, artefacts tracing the origins of the Old and New Testaments, and the various interpretations from early Christianity to the present day. Due to renovation work, the museum will remain closed until then.